IRES Track 1: International Collaborative Experiences to Track Arctic LaKe Systems (ICE TALKS)

IRES 轨道 1：追踪北极湖泊系统的国际合作经验 (ICE TALKS)

• 批准号: 2107214
• 负责人: Julia Bryce
• 金额: $ 29.98万
• 依托单位: University of New Hampshire
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-07-01 至 2025-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2107214&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; International; Collaborative; Experiences

Numerous observations, taken across varied time scales, indicate climate and environmental change are accelerating in the high latitudes resulting in permafrost thaw. Documenting and quantifying these changes, particularly in lake environments that form and evolve during the thaw process, are essential for enhancing understanding and predictions of the impact of climate change on a variety of processes ranging from microbial community development, nutrient mobilization, release of trace gases and dissolved compounds to the atmosphere and water systems. The IRES Site International Collaborative Experiences to Track Arctic Lake Systems (ICE TALKS) program supports U.S. graduate and undergraduate students to carry out field- and lab- based projects to quantify these changes under the mentorship of scientists from Stockholm University and its Bolin Centre for Climate Change. The overarching goal of the projects enabled by the ICE TALKS program is to develop consistent sets of observations of the physical/geological, chemical and biological responses of high latitude systems under thawing conditions for the Earth and environmental science community. Assemblage of such observations across a variety of thaw stages is foundational for building the next generation of predictive models to infer how these vulnerable ecosystems will respond to future climate change. Our specific program objectives are to enable ICE TALKS fellows to: (1) Conduct co-mentored research with international faculty and UNH faculty which fosters the development of research independence; (2) Gain experience leading a collaborative yet individualized research project; (3) Build research skills critical for understanding systems changing rapidly in response to climate forcing, and (4) Hone professional skills to support the continued development of fellows s as scientists focused on communication and mentoring. The ICE TALKS Fellows program will provide both research and professional development for 9 undergraduate and 12 graduate students (21 students in total over the 3-year project) in a co-mentored international research experience. Graduate students will be recruited from several UNH-based M.S. and Ph.D. programs and through courses taught by the PIs, with a priority on recruiting those UNH-based graduate fellows who plan to continue their ICE TALKS research beyond the mentored field season. Undergraduate students will be recruited through partnerships between the PIs and colleagues at Minority-Serving-Institutes (MSIs). Participating undergraduates will receive post-trip academic year follow-up support to prepare for and participate in UNH’s undergraduate research conference the subsequent project year to share their research findings. Undergraduates will be placed into teams with graduate students in the field, as graduate students will be trained to be both mentors and mentees. The ICE TALKS program is designed both to develop research skills in field and laboratory settings and to develop the students’ abilities to work collaboratively and communicate effectively. The proposed research activities will strengthen research partnerships between the UNH and our MSI partners.This project is jointly funded by the International Research Experience for Students program and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

在不同的时间尺度上进行的许多观察结果表明，在高纬度中，气候和环境变化正在加速，导致永久冻结。记录和量化这些变化，尤其是在融化过程中形成和进化的湖泊环境中，对于增强对气候变化对气候变化对各种过程的影响的理解和预测至关重要，从微生物群落开发，养分动员，微量气体的释放，溶解的气体和溶解的化合物释放到大气和水系统。 IRES网站国际协作经验跟踪北极湖系统（ICE Talks）计划支持美国的研究生和本科生进行现场和实验室的项目，以量化斯德哥尔摩大学及其玻利林气候变化中心的科学家的心态下的这些变化。 ICE会谈计划实现的项目的总体目标是在融化条件下，在地球和环境科学界的融化条件下，对高纬度系统的物理/地质，化学和生物学反应进行了一致的观察。跨各种融化阶段的这种观察的组合是建立下一代预测模型的基础，以推断这些脆弱的生态系统将如何应对未来的气候变化。我们的具体计划目标是使ICE会谈的研究员能够：（1）与国际教师和UNH教师进行联合研究，从而促进了研究独立性的发展； （2）获得领导协作但个性化的研究项目的经验； （3）建立研究技能对于应对气候强迫而迅速改变系统的研究技能至关重要，并且（4）磨练专业技能，以支持研究员的持续发展，因为科学家专注于沟通和心理。 ICE会谈研究员计划将为9名本科生和12名研究生（在3年期间总共有21名学生）提供研究和专业发展，并在一项获得的国际研究经验中。研究生将从几个基于UNH的M.S.和博士通过PIS教授的课程和课程，优先考虑那些计划在修改现场季节以外的冰聊天研究的基于UNH的研究生研究员。本科生将通过PIS与同事之间的合作伙伴关系（MSIS）招募。参加的大学生将获得旅行后学年的后续支持，以准备并参加UNH的本科研究会议，以分享其研究结果。本科生将与该领域的研究生合作，因为研究生将接受导师和导师的培训。 ICE会谈计划既既旨在培养现场和实验室环境中的研究技能，又要发展学生进行协作和有效沟通的能力。拟议的研究活动将加强UNH与我们的MSI合作伙伴之间的研究伙伴关系。该项目由国际学生计划的计划共同资助，并建立了刺激竞争性研究的计划（EPSCOR）。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过基金会的知识优点和广泛的影响来评估NSF的法定任务。